Des A

Biomedical Scientist turned music manager, Des A, started off his music management career after hearing Colin Barlow speak at the Ultimate seminar.

JOB TITLE : MUSIC MANAGER

 

Biomedical Scientist turned music manager, Des A, started off his music management career after hearing Colin Barlow speak at the Ultimate seminar and then a year later getting 2 of his acts signed to Sony RCA in one week. Now managing a range of producers and Virgins latest signing ManCub, Des is also doing a Law PhD in streaming and music policy at the University of Edinburgh, where he is currently researching remuneration rights of artist in the current music climate.

 

“The Ultimate seminar is great, it will make you realise that label heads, A&Rs, managers and artists are human and your dreams of making it in the industry are attainable”.